Batman Archives #1 (1990) for Sale - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: [July] 1990
Key date: 1990-07-00
On-sale date: 1990-06-07
Indicia publisher: DC Comics Inc.
Price: $39.95; 49.95 CAD
Pages: 312
ISBN: 0-930289-60-9

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Batman, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Robin.

Death on record for: Martha Wayne, Thomas Wayne.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Dust Jacket	cover	1	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo	Batman, Bruce Wayne
1	Title Page	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	Copyright	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
3	Table of Contents	table of contents	0	letters: typeset
4	Foreword	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	4	script: Rick Marschall; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo	Batman, Bruce Wayne
5	Cover - Detective Comics #27	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Vin Sullivan	Batman, Bruce Wayne
6	The Case of the Chemical Syndicate	comic story	6	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Bob Kane; editing: Vin Sullivan	Commissioner James Gordon
7	Cover - Detective Comics #28	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Fred Guardineer; editing: Vin Sullivan
8	Frenchy Blake's Jewel Gang	comic story	6	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Bob Kane; editing: Vin Sullivan	Commissioner James Gordon
9	Cover - Detective Comics #29	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Vin Sullivan	Batman, Bruce Wayne
10	The Batman Meets Doctor Death	comic story	10	script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Bob Kane; editing: Vin Sullivan	Batman, Bruce Wayne
11	Cover - Detective Comics #30	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Vin Sullivan
12	The Return of Doctor Death	comic story	10	script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Bob Kane; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Sheldon Moldoff; editing: Vin Sullivan	Batman, Bruce Wayne
13	Cover - Detective Comics #31	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Vin Sullivan	Batman, Bruce Wayne
14	Batman vs. the Vampire, Part 1	comic story	10	script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Bob Kane; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Sheldon Moldoff; editing: Vin Sullivan	Batman, Bruce Wayne
15	Cover - Detective Comics #32	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Vin Sullivan
16	Batman vs. the Vampire, Part 2	comic story	10	script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Bob Kane; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Sheldon Moldoff; editing: Vin Sullivan	Batman, Bruce Wayne
17	Cover - Detective Comics #33	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Vin Sullivan	Batman, Bruce Wayne
18	The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom	comic story	12	script: Bill Finger, Gardner Fox; pencils: Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Bob Kane; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Sheldon Moldoff; editing: Vin Sullivan	Batman Origin, Bruce Wayne Origin, Martha Wayne Death, Thomas Wayne Death
19	Cover - Detective Comics #34	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Creig Flessel; inks: Creig Flessel; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Vin Sullivan	Crimson Avenger
20	Peril in Paris	comic story	10	script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Bob Kane; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Sheldon Moldoff; editing: Vin Sullivan	Batman, Bruce Wayne
21	Cover - Detective Comics #35	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Vin Sullivan	Batman [Bruce Wayne]
22	The Case of the Ruby Idol	comic story	12	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Bob Kane; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Sheldon Moldoff; editing: Vin Sullivan	Batman, Commissioner James Gordon, Bruce Wayne
23	Cover - Detective Comics #36	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Vin Sullivan	Batman, Bruce Wayne
24	Professor Hugo Strange	comic story	12	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; inks: Bob Kane; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Jerry Robinson; editing: Vin Sullivan	Batman, Bruce Wayne
25	Cover - Detective Comics #37	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Vin Sullivan	Batman, Bruce Wayne
26	The Screaming House	comic story	12	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; inks: Bob Kane; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Jerry Robinson; editing: Vin Sullivan	Batman [Bruce Wayne]
27	Cover - Detective Comics #38	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
28	Robin the Boy Wonder	comic story	12	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Jerry Robinson; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman, Dick Grayson Origin, Robin Origin, Bruce Wayne
29	Cover - Detective Comics #39	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
30	The Horde of the Green Dragon	comic story	12	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Jerry Robinson; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
31	Cover - Detective Comics #40	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
32	The Murders of Clayface	comic story	12	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Jerry Robinson; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman, Clayface, Dick Grayson, Basil Karlo, Robin, Bruce Wayne
33	Cover - Detective Comics #41	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
34	The Masked Menace of the Boys' School	comic story	12	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Jerry Robinson; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Graves (villain)
35	Cover - Detective Comics #42	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
36	The Case of the Prophetic Pictures	comic story	13	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Jerry Robinson; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon
37	Cover - Detective Comics #43	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
38	The Case of the City of Terror	comic story	13	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
39	Cover - Detective Comics #44	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
40	The Land Behind the Light	comic story	13	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: George Roussos; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dr. Marko
41	Cover - Detective Comics #45	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
42	The Case of the Laughing Death	comic story	13	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: George Roussos; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman, Dick Grayson, Joker, Robin, Bruce Wayne
43	Cover - Detective Comics #46	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
44	Professor Strange's Fear Dust	comic story	12	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: George Roussos; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
45	Cover - Detective Comics #47	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
46	Money Can't Buy Happiness	comic story	13	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: George Roussos; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
47	Cover - Detective Comics #48	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman, Dick Grayson, Robin
48	The Secret Cavern	comic story	13	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: George Roussos; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Lewis
49	Cover - Detective Comics #49	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
50	Clayface Walks Again	comic story	13	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: George Roussos; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Julie Madison; Mr. Bentley; Clayface I [Basil Karlo] (villain)
51	Cover - Detective Comics #50	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
52	The Case of the Three Devils	comic story	13	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: George Roussos; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon
53	Cover Gallery	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Vin Sullivan, Whitney Ellsworth	Batman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Third Dust Jacket	price 19.95 USD; 32.95 CAD; barcode 76194120108500122
Second Printing	price 49.95 USD; 82.95 CAD; barcode 76194120108500112
Fourth Dust Jacket	price 19.95 USD; 32.95 CAD; barcode 978093028960751995

Before you buy

Confirm the UPC box: a publisher mark instead of a barcode means direct edition, a barcode means newsstand.
Glossy covers of this era show edge chipping easily. Check black edges closely in the photos.
Check the staples and centerfold; heavily read anniversary and key issues loosen there first.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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